Table 2.
Summary of interpretability of CDSS from the technological perspective.
| Ref. | CDSS based on AI | Interpretation method | CDSS type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saak et al. [7] | Lasso regression, elastic nets random forests | Feature importance | DB-CDSS White box |
| Raja and Asghar [49] | Cooperative Bayesian game-theoretic | Fuzzy genetics | DB-CDSS White box |
| Liu et al. [4] | Multiclass logistic regression | Feature importance | DB-CDSS White box |
| Vandewiele et al. [22] | Decision tree, annotated with expert knowledge base | Decision tree | DB-CDSS White box |
| Liu et al. [30] | Decision tree | Decision tree visualization dashboard | DB-CDSS White box |
| McRae et al. [29] | Cardiac score card based on lasso logistic regression | Lasso logistic regression model | DB-CDSS White box |
| Esmaeili et al. [8] | Random forest, Naïve Bayes, K-NN, and deep learning | Sensitivity analysis | DB-CDSS |
| Rho et al. [50] | Random forest k-nearest neighbors logistic regression | Interface (visualization) | DB-CDSS |
| Kaji et al. [9] | Deep learning long short-term memory recurrent neural networks (RNNs) | Activation maximization | DB-CDSS |
| Kermany et al. [15] | Neural network | Feature importance | DB-CDSS |
| Tolonen et al. [51] | DSI classifier, RUSBoost | Visualization | DB-CDSS |
| Billiet et al. [20] | DSI classifier combination of complex machine learning | Interval coded scoring with toolbox interface (visualization) | DB-CDSS |
| Tsao et al. [52] | Decision trees, support vector machines, artificial neural networks, and logistic regressions | Features weights | DB-CDSS |
| Gaw et al. [3] | LDA, QDA, and SVM (LSVM) | Sensitivity analysis (biomarker identification) | DB-CDSS |
| Müller et al. [2] | Bayesian for inferring and ranking possible diagnoses | Bayesian visualization | KB-CDSS |
| El-Sappagh et al. [19] | Ontology-fuzzy rule-based | Fuzzy logic | KB-CDSS |
| Jabez Christopher et al. [53] | Decision rule | Decision rule | KB-CDSS |
| Wagholikar et al. [17] | Free-text rule base and guideline rule base | Decision rule | KB-CDSS |
| Esposito et al. [54] | Fuzzy logic | Fuzzy logic | KB-CDSS |
| Kuo and Fuh [55] | Decision rule | Decision rule | KB-CDSS |